How to Make Albums on the Forums

[AlextheBodacious]

If you don't know how to make those inline image things that don't take up all the space in the world, this is for you.

It's actually really easy. Just look at these screenshots:

First you make an album by just uploading it to something like Imgur.com. This will not work with PhotoBucket.

Next, look closely at the ALBUM URL. Not those of the individual images, but the top at the album itself.

Take the last 5 letters. In this case it's imgur.com/a/ZRBfX. Copy these 5 letters*.

Next, when editing a topic, look up at the editing toolbar. You know, the one with the Font option? Look to the far right. You see that little "I" in a box with a green dot? Click that. You should get a thing like this:

It does not start with the 5 letters in it. You need to paste them from your clipboard. You can even just press CRTL+V (Option+V for mac) and it's there!

Press OK. You'll be amazed at what happens!

Look at that! Now when someone passes your thread you don't need 800 images all loading together, dropping processing power to less than minimum! It DOES keep your computer from dying, and mine from grinding its CPU to dust.

Please use this for any albums more than 5 images. It saves everyone a lot of hassle. Also, a tip for taking good pictures: Don't take 6 of one instance. Only take them at key moments. Orbit, transfer, Mun SOI, descent, landing. One each! I don't need 56,948 pictures in a stop-motion film about how you can't not press that F1 key! Don't say "Oh but it looked so nice and here's jeb and here he is again and here's jeb with val and" because most people here have seen the same images themselves, and anything more than 2 is too much. Keep it to 1 picture per 1 event. That's not to say don't take any, just don't spam them. If you're doing the same thing you were last picture, I cannot stress this enough, DON'T TAKE ANOTHER. If an album about all your ships, and you have a lot, keep it to 1 per ship. 6 is too much. (Unless it's only 6 ships, in which case it's OK. If you have 40 ships no one will sit through that.)

Handy hint: Keep most albums under 40 images at all times. If you want people to see them all, keep it brief and to the point.

*Not THESE 5, it's MY album. When you upload copy your own.